Suite 17. 33 King Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2

PROPERTY DETAILS

This grade II* listed building has been renovated and extended to the highest specification to include new offices and combined suites on the upper two floors with food and conference centre/facilities at ground level. A superb working environment for business including full on-site support services if required. 24 individual suites which can be combined to provide integrated office space. Facilities include: pre-wired for computers and telephone systems, key pads to every suite, conference facilities and meeting rooms, secure main door entry system & CCTV, manned reception, lifts to all floors and full disabled access, initial telephone answering service, virtual office and cleaning and maintenance of suites

OFFICE LOCATION

The center is accessible to all forms of transport, car, bus or rail and is within walking distance of the central shopping centre, bus and rail interchange and car parks.

HISTORY

As well as being of architectural interest, it actually has a unique place in the history of Blackburn. The building was constructed in 1804. Its construction was sponsored by the "Blackburn Assembly". It has had a number of users in the past 200 years.

It was first used as the Blackburn Assembly Rooms included an Inn and a place for dancing and musical entertainment, auctions etc. There were 25 bedrooms, 7 eating rooms (including a coffee room), 2 kitchens, offices and stables for 20 horses on the site. In addition there were the actual Assembly Room, a "News Room" and a Billiards Room. It had, according to historians, "costly chandeliers, girandoles and rich furniture". For many years it was an important meeting place and was well used. All events of importance were held there, the first being the King`s birthday on 6th June 1804. In 1808, the building was besieged in one of a series of sporadic disturbances in the town. This was provoked by the gathering of the 48th Foot Regiment in the courtyard of the building.

In June 1815 it was the scene of celebrations following the Battle of Waterloo when Lieutenant Colonel Poole held a Grand Banquet in the Assembly Room.

It was used as a hotel, originally known simply as "The Hotel" many years later to become "The Royal Hotel".